Resist!
Indivisible Durango
Safeguarding our democracy and quality of life now and for future generations.
IMPORTANT VOTING INFORMATION!
BALLOTS MAILED THE WEEK OF 10/2.
DON’T MAIL your ballot this year - drop it off.
Help WIN in November!
Now is the time. Stop worrying and DO SOMETHING to help save our Democracy! Please, consider walking your neighborhood. It's fun (really, it is!), and you won't be alone ... you can be paired with an experienced partner. You do not have to be an expert on all things on the ballot, it's mostly encouraging folks to vote! This has been proven to be THE most effective way to get out the vote!
Please sign up HERE to volunteer to knock or call folks in La Plata!
The length of the ballot - 14 different measures! - is daunting.
But 11 of 14 are entirely sponsored by TWO dark money, conservative groups, Advance Colorado and Protect Colorado Kids.
ONLY VOTE YES on TWO ballot measures:
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Amendment 87: Graduated State Income Tax: This cuts state taxes for 97% of CO taxpayers, makes the wealthy pay more. Revenue funds schools, healthcare, and childcare. Info at:
https://protectcoloradosfuture.com/
Supported by the League of Women Voters of Colorado and AARP of Colorado.
AARP Colorado endorsed Amendment 87 because it lowers taxes for 97 percent of Coloradans while improving funding for critical services and supports (including programs for older Coloradans and people with disabilities).
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Proposition NN: Revenue & Spending Limits: Public Education Funding. Strengthens K-12 public school funding without raising taxes by increasing the TABOR cap and using surplus funds, equal to about $4.6 billion, for education expenses such as educational programs; increasing teacher pay; reducing teacher turnover; limiting the number of students in classrooms; and preparing students for the workforce.
Optional:
Proposition 137: Designate Sporting Goods Sales Tax Revenue for Conservation of Colorado's water, land, and forests, and wildfire mitigation. ALL IMPORTANT! The downside? By "earmarking" these funds for conservation, our cash-strapped Legislature (thanks, Trump) can't move money to pay instead for Medicare, K-12 education, or other critical needs. This is a hard one, friends.
Indivisible Colorado is against this bill and Marsha Porter Norton and Phil Weiser are for it. It's taking this tax revenue away from the General Fund and putting it towards Conservation - wildfire mitigation and watershed protection/restoration. People are afraid the funds will be used for significant logging.
Indivisible supports responsive, responsible governance.
Competence Matters
Vote for Democrats
Hickenlooper, Weiser, Griswold, Gonzalez, Bridges
Dwayne Romero! Katie Stewart!
Elizabeth Philbrick, Sean Smith, Carrie Woodson
Vote for Independents
Tiffany Lee and Ann (Moni) Grushkin.
Keep these incumbents; reward their expertise!
Vote YES on Judges
Candidates
***WARNING***
Who Is Advance Colorado??
Be Informed BEFORE you vote!
All of the other ballot initiatives for this year were put forward by Advance Colorado, funded by Colorado's own Republican billionaire Philip Anschutz. Corporate money can't quite buy Colorado's Legislature, so they're trying to legislate our lives through the ballot box. There is a coordinated network of think tanks, media outlets, and advocacy group all working together to turn billionaire wish lists and conservative policy into Colorado law.
Read here about Advance Colorado, and get more info about them at ballotpedia.org
VoteSafe.org is UNSAFE!
Keeping Our Elections Safe!
Indivisible CO is working with CO Common Cause and the statewide JustVoteCO coalition to help keep our state’s elections safe and free this November.
Five Indivisible Durango members have volunteered to be a part of our local rapid response team. The Coalition will respond to any threats and will have a hotline for people to report incidents of election interference.
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
It’s not enough to just VOTE; we need ACTION! We have 6,000 doors to knock in La Plata County. Never canvassed before? Go with an experienced buddy we supply. The more volunteers we have, the more fun for you - smaller lists of doors. Please sign up at laplatadems.org or text Kirby at 540-748-5124.
THANK YOU!
10/14 - A big Thank You to Kathy S., Carolyn H. , Wendy P., Holly S., Kathy B., Kathy SN, and Marta who wrote about 230 postcards to voters in Ohio and Colorado to get out the vote.
Ongoing Protests
PLANNED PARENTHOOD: needs counter protesters to protect our community's women!
Every TUESDAY 1PM
@ 46 SUTTLE STREET.
ICE OUT OF DURANGO
Protest every SATURDAY 12PM - ?
@ 32 Shepherd Dr.
Watch the documentary "Democracy Under Seige"
We showed Laura Nix’s zeitgeist-shaking documentary on 9/19. You can watch it at home or better yet, hold a house party with family and neighbors! Go here to rent it for as little as $4.99 and select "Click Here to Watch on Kinema," then select "Watch Now Rental." You have 30 days to start your rental, then 48 hours to complete it once begun. It's an hour long. Highly recommend!
DEMOCRACY UNDER SIEGE: Acclaimed editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes offers a razor sharp critique of American political hypocrisy. Can the nation preserve its democratic ideals, or will it fall prey to an authoritarian takeover?
Call-to-Action Alerts
10/12/26: The Comment period on the proposed Roadless Rule rescission closed last week. According to Mountain West Radio, which airs on KSUT, over a million comments were sent to the federal government saying they wanted to keep the Roadless Rule intact.
COMMUNITY ACTION WITH IMMIGRANTS
ICE must show a signed (by a judge) warrant, with your correct name and address in order to enter private property.
ICE/Police must ID themselves/their agency.
It is a crime (obstruction of justice) to interfere with Federal agents, LEOs, peace officers, performing their duties in their official capacity.
You can take out your phone and video them.
ICE RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE
(844) 864-8341 - Select 1
Members of Congress (MOC) need to hear from you...EVERY DAY!
Is it worth 10 minutes of your time to help save our Country?
There is so much at stake and we NEED your advocacy!! Please take 10 minutes to contact your representatives. If you can do this daily, even better!!
Use "5 Calls"
Use the app from 5Calls.org to look for our members' phone numbers and topics of concern this week -- or speak from your heart about a personal story or dilemma.